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LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) System Manager's Manual LOCATE.UPDATEDB(8) NAME locate.updatedb - update locate database SYNOPSIS /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb [-c file] DESCRIPTION The locate.updatedb program rebuilds the database used by the locate(1) program. It is usually run once per week, see weekly.conf(5). The file systems and files (not) scanned can be configured in locate.conf(5). OPTIONS The locate.updatedb program supports this option: -c file Use file (in locate.conf(5) format) as the configuration file instead of the default /etc/locate.conf. FILES /var/db/locate.database Default database SEE ALSO find(1), locate(1), fnmatch(3), locate.conf(5), weekly.conf(5) Woods, James A., "Finding Files Fast", ;login, 8:1, pp. 8-10, 1983. HISTORY The locate.updatedb command appeared in 4.4BSD. NetBSD 10.99 February 6, 2020 NetBSD 10.99